Tag Archives: Know Thyself

Sometimes, I have quite enough of cynicism, snark, or whatever they want to call it – particularly on the internet and on tv. So I step away. A short while ago, the writer, Rebecca Bradley, wrote this post. Well, joy … Continue reading →

Another Day, Another Tangent

Writing To Empty My Mind

I write and I often go off at tangents. Tessa Tangent's my nickname and, at home, I'm called Tessa more than I am my real name, Heather.
In the 90s, I had short stories published in magazines like Ludus and For Women. I also won a cherished second prize in a BBC travel writing competition, was the writer of a newsletter for a dry ski slope and had a newspaper article about the slope published.
At the same time, I wrote half a first draft of a novel then, for reasons I may reveal, I stopped writing. After a long fallow period, I am writing again - and not a moment too soon...

About Tessa Tangent

This blog represents some of the captured thoughts of Tessa Tangent, a published writer of short stories and articles who is now in the process of writing her third book. The previous two attempts were hopeless.
Tessa Tangent is the nickname of Heather Mitchell. Her OH labelled her with this moniker because she goes off at tangents during conversation. This has also been noticed with her writing.
Please do leave a comment or contact by email: tessatangent@gmail.com.